Josette Ford was appointed to serve as the Sheriff's Senior Policy Advisor in 2015. As the steward of the Sheriff's Office strategic planning, she works with leadership to align operational goals with the Sheriff's vision and priorities. The goal is to develop a plan where success can be easily communicated and understood.

Josette began her law enforcement career in 2005 with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office as an Intelligence Specialist tasked to the San Francisco Joint Terrorism Task Force. She joined the San Diego Sheriff's Office in 2007 as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst assigned to the Criminal Intelligence Detail and the San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center (SD-LECC). Josette distinguished herself as a top analyst working on some of the most complicated and sensitive investigations and projects.  She was a leader in integrating the crime and intelligence analysis functions within the Sheriff's Office and regionally.  As the lead analyst at the SD-LECC, Josette was involved in all aspects of the operation such as onboarding and training staff, intelligence production, statistical reporting, budget alignment, and performance reporting to the funding agencies. She also served as the chief editor for the SD-LECC's intelligence products.

In 2013, Josette was promoted to Crime Analysis Unit Manager and created the new analyst classifications aligned with the Office's Information Led Policing (ILP) approach.  She was the first Crime and Intelligence Analysis Manager to supervise the analysis group comprised of 33 analysts, and integrated analysts in every major operation in the Sheriff's Office.   

Josette earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and her Master of Public Policy from UCLA.  Josette enjoys teaching; was a University of Phoenix Associate Faculty member and has been a California POST certified instructor for two decades.  She is passionate about bringing solutions and insights to the organization and has completed the following executive education programs: Accelerated Management Program from Yale School of Management and Change Management Certificate program from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Josette loves raising her two kids in America's finest city. 

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